Powder puff



Aug. 21, 1 923.

J. E. VALENTINE POWDER PUFF Filed Sent. 27 1919 3 vwc 11 ton (j/J/l EVII/e111! g lo u CIA.

Patented Aug. 21, 31923.

ATNT OFFICE.

TO VALMONT MANU- FUWI ER TUEF:

im lication filed September 27 lie i known ind i dot-rim; Iil. Vi-tileTIINIL, e You oi the limited btntcm rcsld ing at lushing, in the countyoi Queens and State of New York have inrentcd e certain new and useful.Powder Full, of which the following is u s wcilicntion.

My invention relates to powiiier puffs and has or its ohjcci; io producea, machine made powih l hich can he inaniitew tured easily .Jnleconomical1y from u rnini: mum nmnher of fij'j ilihli'e parts and whichfulfills all desired requirements of use and continues form: hip inemit-erotics with the more cxpcnsire hand-s ern puw n putts.

A further object of in m produce a powder put? L z. c in the flop oi thesmall unites i V rouge with which such poi'rliei pini s: 'j moniy' ere 6To aft 1:. i l

old? produce it powder A 1s soil and. flexible so that it; can no usedwith cekod powder or cokod IUi compacts which genereiiy are F a,rout-tried top.

A further ohjeci of any inrcniion to produce s pii -Vi'ifli Hil in Whnhthe handle is integral with tie top [no ll and prcferul ly fastenedposition by u siinpi device.

A further object of my invention to produce a powder pull the top ofwiiic' plnited or is gethere to give the linisheu and attractiveappearance of high lfldilfl handmade and huntl st'awn powder puiis.

other and further objects of my invention will he dppili'flii from thefuliowl description and from the accompanying drawings of illustrativevn'ilmdinicnts there of in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a top perspective of :1 coin pleted powder puff Figure 2 atop plan with the lunnllc cut, away just above the fastening devicethere for;

Figure 3 a perspective oi the two purte used in one embodiment to securethe upper and lower fabrics together and sin) i115; by means of dashlines another embodiment oi" the upper part;

Figure 4 a perspective of the i l-=11 pert:

pin in incx mnsi \L 191?. Serial No. 326,881!

Figure 6 a control vertical section of one cnihoduncnt o' a completedpowder puff, uzsl Figure in central vertical section of an other cinhmlnicnt of a completed powder pull,

Spaces in the drawings have been cxaggwuled in some instances in orderto indicate clearly the construction.

Similar reference characters refer tosimilill pains throughout thedrawings.

n thc endiodiinents illuetrntcd, the top L i of the pull" is made of anydesired irirg prcicrnhly gathered at its central portion to F rm radinlplnits and a central handle 2:. The handle may he secured in position inany desired manner such, for example, as by o, ring 3 which is bent orpressed in at one or more places to form a i l 'llllllifiill i il letructivc securing device. A lnincllc whirl] cannot become detached andon ntiruciivc appearance for the top of the powder pull thus is obtainedat the some time from u single piece of material at a low Hi2: c-iuringcost.

to se ure together upper fabric 1 and lower i'uhric l oi thecompletcdpowii p l i provide :1. thin, tintupper ring :1 and a simllmigcylindrical, lower ring 6 which preferably has its lower edge internedsutliricntly to decrease the internal iiinmetcr of the ring at thatpoint. The external dimnctcr of upper ring 5 is less than the internaldiai'netcr of lower cylindrical ring 6 so that said upper ring will fitwithin said lower cylindrical ring and loci: the fabrics therehetweenwhen the rings are forced together in the manner described hereinafter.

The preferred method of producing the cnihodimeniis of the completedpowder pull illustrutcijl is to gather upper fabric 1 in plane or infolds to form a top having an 33 which is secured in place by bondorpressing in its sides in any desired number of places as sbowm forexample, in Figures 1 and 2. The part of upper fabric 1 below handle 2is placed over upper ring .3 with the edges of the fabric. iuturnedunder the ring as indicated in l ignre. .3. Bottom fabric 4 is placedaround cylindrical ring 6 with the edges of the fabric inturned over thetop edge as indicated in Figure 5. The two fabric covered )al'ts 5 and(3 then are forced together and the upper and lower edges of lowercylindrical ring ti, or either edge, turned over upper ring 5, therebyclamping the fabric set-urely between said rings (which are concealedfrom view as indicated in Figure 6) and securing the desired thinness.The order of procedure may be changed as desired and is not intended tobe fixed by a statement of order of procedure in the claims.

It will be seen that to form the completed powder puff including thehandle, only five parts are necessary the two fabrics .t and 4 and thethree rings 3, 5, and ti. It requires no complicated assembling of partsand the completed powder puff fulfills every reuirement of use andappearance as satisactorily as the most carefully and expensively madehand-sewn powder pull.

The embodiment illustrated in Figures l and 7 of the drawings i similarto the embodiment of Figures 3, 5, and G. The prininal difference is inupper ring 5 whieh has a sught flange :30 on its outer edge. This edge,however, is of less depth than the sides of lower cylindrical ring 6 lothat the edge or edges of said lower ring ll ay be turned over upperring .3 to clamp the. material roperly in place and provide a thin edgeor the completed powder pulf.

As it is not essential in the embodiments illustrated that upper ring 5he of any substantial width, a dash line has been added to said upperring 5 in Figure 3 to indieate a narrow ring which may be flat or of anydesired shape in cross section. It is essential in this embodiment onlythat a frame or support for the upper fabric be provided, over which alower part (3 is turned to hold upper and lower l'ahries 1 and 4securely in place.

Many modifications of my invention will be apparent to those skilled inthe art \\'itl1 out departing therefrom or from the scope of the claims,my invention not being limited to the particular embodiments chosen toillustrate it but consisting of upper and lower fabrics secured togetherto provide a thin powder pufl' with a soft center and an attractive topwith a handle integral there with. It is obvious, moreover, that plaitsmay be formed in the upper" fabric without the formation of a handle andover any form of supporting member whether ring-shaped or solid.

Throughout the specification and claims I have used the term ring in thesense of an annulus or other member having supporting edges and a verynarrow body por- {ion as distinguished from a disk or similar memberhaving a substantial body portion.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

l. A powder puff of the character described, including, in combination,a frame formed of a pair of rings, one of saidrings being less inexterior diameter than the interior diameter of the other so that it maybe positioned therewithin, material cover ing the front face of one ringand other material covering the rear face of the other ring, the edgesof both pieces of material being clamped between the exterior edge ofthe smaller ring and the larger ring, whereby said material isunsupported except at the edges of the frame so that both covers forsubstantially their full areas are flexible and yielding in use.

2. A powder puff, including, in combination, a frame, a cover for thefront of said frame forming an impact portion, and a cover for the backof said frame, said covers being secured to the frame at their edgeportions, said back cover having its central portion gathered togetherin the form of an upwardly projecting handle, and clamping means forholding said handle and the back cover in the formed shape.

A device of the character described, including, in combination, a frameformed of a pair of rings, one of said rings being less in exteriordiameter than the interior diameter of the other so that it may bepositioned therewithip, material covering the front face of one ring andother material covering the rear face of the other ring, the edges ofboth pieces of material being clamped between the exterior edge of thesmaller ring and the larger ring the central portion of said lastmentioned material being gathered together to form an outwardlyprojecting handle and means for holding the handle in its formed shape.

4' A device of the character described, in luding, in combination, aframe formed of a pair of rings, one of said rings having a verticalflange and an inwardly extending flange on its front face, the otherring being less in external diameter than the internal diameter of thefirst mentioned ring so that it. may be positioned therewithin, a. pieceof material for covering the front, face of said frame and another pieceof material for covering the rear face of said frame, said pieces ofmaterial being of sulficient size so that their edges may be socuredtogether between the exterior edge of the smaller ring and the verticalflange of the larger rin; and said piece of material for the back havingan intermediate 5 formed shape and holding said back material in theform f a plurality of plaits.

5. As an article of manufacture, a powder pufi' including a cover forthe front face thereof, a cover for the rear face thereof 10 having anintermediate portion gathered toether to form an integral upwardlyproecting handle, and means for holding the andle into its formed shape.

6. As an article of1n:1nnl':n:ture, a powder puff including a cover forthe front face thereof, a cover for the rear face thereof having itscentral portion gathered together to form a handle integral therewith,-the formation of said handle also forming plaits radiating therefrom,and means for clamping the handle into its formed shape.

In testimony that I. claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 26th day of September, 1919.

JOSEPH E. VALENTINE.

' clanyping; and that. the said halters l Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certified that 'm lmltm's lutu-nL No. 1,406,585 grauu-llAugust. 2 192?, upon the application of Jomph Ii. Valentino, of FlushmNuw York, for an upproveqnent in "Powder l'ulfs," an vrrnr uppvnrs inllw pz'mlml spvcifivatiun requlrmg corraction as foliowsz Page 1., line07, claim 2, strike um the word :uent should be read with thiscurreclinn therem that the same may conform to lhlrecord of the cam; inHu- Patent ()fl'mc.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of Nommher, A. 1)., 19215.

KARL FENNING.

[emu] Acting Commissioner of Patents.

